1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification

A total of 16 CONCACAF teams entered the competition, but FIFA rejected the entry of Belize due to outstanding debt.

There would be two rounds of play:

  • First Round: Canada, Honduras, El Salvador, United States and Mexico, the five best ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round.
  • Second Round: The 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the tournament.

Entrants

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CONCACAF first round

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guyana   0–5   Trinidad and Tobago 0–4 0–1
Cuba   1–2   Guatemala 0–1 1–1
Jamaica   3–1   Puerto Rico 1–0 2–1
Antigua and Barbuda   1–4   Netherlands Antilles 0–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Costa Rica   3–1   Panama 1–1 2–0

Matches

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Guyana  0–4  Trinidad and Tobago
Elliot-Allen   41'
Faustin   71'
Lake   77'
Skeene   85'
Trinidad and Tobago  1–0  Guyana
Corneal   68'
Attendance: 1,744
Referee: Success (Netherlands Antilles)

Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round, 5–0 on aggregate score.


Cuba  0–1  Guatemala
López   44'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rodolfo Martínez (Honduras)
Guatemala  1–1  Cuba
Pérez   68' (pen.) González   40'

Guatemala advanced to the Second Round, 2–1 on aggregate score.


Jamaica  1–0  Puerto Rico
Brooks   10' (pen.)
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Melendez Gonzalez (Guatemala)
Puerto Rico  1–2  Jamaica
de la Campa   52' Anglin   32', 78'
Attendance: 675
Referee: Pearson (Bahamas)

Jamaica advanced to the Second Round, 3–1 on aggregate score.


Antigua and Barbuda  0–1  Netherlands Antilles
Rovina   54'
Attendance: 426
Referee: José Hernandez (Costa Rica)
Netherlands Antilles  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Antigua and Barbuda
Rovina   104', 118'
Rosina   120'
Edwards   38'
Attendance: 3,009
Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico)

Netherlands Antilles advanced to the Second Round, 4–1 on aggregate score.


Costa Rica  1–1  Panama
Jara   26' Mendieta   17'
Attendance: 14,694
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)
Panama  0–2  Costa Rica
Cayasso   1'
Medford   71'
Attendance: 26,657
Referee: Charles Branche (Trinidad and Tobago)

Costa Rica advanced to the Second Round, 3–1 on aggregate score.

CONCACAF second round

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Netherlands Antilles   0–6   El Salvador 0–1 0–5
Jamaica   1–5   United States 0–0 1–5
Trinidad and Tobago   1–1 (a)   Honduras 0–0 1–1
Costa Rica   w/o   Mexico n/a n/a
Guatemala   3–3 (a)   Canada 1–0 2–3

Matches

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Netherlands Antilles  0–1  El Salvador
García   53'
Attendance: 3,311
Referee: Charles Branche (Trinidad and Tobago)
El Salvador  5–0  Netherlands Antilles
Coreas   5'
Garcia   35'
Francisca   62' (o.g.)
L. Zapata   58', 68'

El Salvador qualified, 6–0 on aggregate score.


Jamaica  0–0  United States
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: López (Honduras)
United States  5–1  Jamaica
Bliss   18'
H. Pérez   69' (pen.)
Klopas   76', 85'
Krumpe   78'
Sterling   54'
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: David Brummitt (Canada)

United States qualified, 5–1 on aggregate score.


Honduras  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Flores   20' Charles   56'

The aggregate score was tied at 1–1, however Trinidad and Tobago qualified on away goals.


Costa Rica  w/o 1  Mexico

1 The tie was scratched and Costa Rica advanced to the final round as Mexico were disqualified after being suspended for fielding overaged players during the 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament.


Guatemala  1–0  Canada
B. Pérez   20' (pen.)
Canada  3–2  Guatemala
Mitchell   63', 83' (pen.)
Bridge   88'
Paniagua   7'
Castañeda   37'

The aggregate score was tied at 3–3, however Guatemala qualified on away goals.

Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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